Kain

late 19th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Warp surfaced cloth (kain) with black stripes alternating with broad group of red and yellow stripes of various widths with a few black pencil stripes. Various stripes sewn with rosettes, row of sequins, rosette-and-diamond pattern, etc. in gold thread and gold sequins.

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Title: Kain
Date Created: late 19th century
Location Created: South Sumatra, Indonesia
Original Source: http://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/114065
Medium: Medium: hemp, metallic threads, ramie Technique: embroidered on plain weave

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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